The initial version of the Equal Rights Amendment, the Lucretia Mott Amendment, was first introduced by Alice Paul in the 75th celebration of the Woman’s Rights Convention in 1923 (Tara Law in TIME Magazine Online at time.com 3). The rights stated that both women and men should have equal rights within the US and every other place subjected to its rules. The change was also introduced to the parliament in the same year. These amendments of the equal rights were to support the liberties and the rights of all women. For instance, in the great Chicago fire, a young immigrant woman was accused and convicted for being the cause of the fire (The Great Chicago fire…, 00:0036). This occurrence is attributed to lack of rights supporting the well-being of all human kind. However, the labor unions were still striving to protect workplace laws, as social conformists considered the amendments of equal rights a threat to the available power structure. Suffrage, equal rights, and labor rights were related in many ways. The three movements were fighting for the rights of women. For instance, the equal rights amendment focused on equal rights between men and women within the US. Labor rights also called for fair treatment of women and other minority groups at workplaces. The suffrage rights gave women freedom and liberty to vote and even hold a political position in the US. Therefore, these movements were focused on ensuring equality of all humans within the US irrespective of gender, social class, and ethnicity.
Labor rights can sometimes be referred to as gender justice for several reasons. First, the rights were advocating for the rights of all humans at the workplace. It advocated for the rights of all people regardless of gender, age, class, and even ethnicity. Labor rights strived to have the laws that burns the import of child labor goods and forced labor goods to the US (Institute for Global Labor and Human Rights 00:08:12). In the older times, only men wore to work to provide for their families. The gender roles describe women’s functions to taking care of children and doing house chores. However, the introduction of Labor Rights broke this stereotype and myths allowing women and other minority groups to work at any organization. It gave women equal rights and liberty to work.
Historical issues have been enacted in today’s world. The majority of nations in the current world are calling for the equality of all humans as far as gender is concerned. They are calling for the equal rights of both men and women. This is proven by many women who hold political positions around the world. Therefore, women’s rights have been enacted in different States, giving women equal power to perform different activities.
Hi Rossibel, the Labor rights act were to ensure the rights of workers win the work place. I’m not sure if it was to press the matter of equal rights amendment. This is a question I still want to know myself. Whether it was about the condition or the men and women workers as well.